The City College women’s volleyball team concluded a solid regular season with a strong showing in the Southern Cal Regional playoffs, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Pasadena in the second round.
The squad swept Canyons in the first round 25-14, 25-21, 25-21.
The second round had the Vaqs’ facing a talented Pasadena group who had already beaten them twice in the regular season. City College won the first two sets but could not close the deal against the fourth seeded Lancers (22-4).
They were defeated in five sets 17-25, 23-25, 25-15, 25-21, 15-13.
Sophomore Allyson Porter led Santa Barbara with 20 kills and 16 digs and Antonia Antes had 15 kills. Piper Obradovich dug 15 balls and WSC MVP Kelsey Soos had 42 assists, 11 digs and three aces. After hitting .346 in the first set, the Vaqueros dropped to a .066 clip in the last four sets, including minus .067 in the fifth.The team had its seven-match win streak snapped and finishes with a 21-6 record. It was the second straight 21-win season for the Vaqueros, who’ve won two straight Western State Conference North titles and are 42-9 the last two years.
